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lindsay graham has a bill. the lindsay graham's bill does two things. first, it sort of any state can automatically get you if they think that you're a danger to yourself or someone else. that's legal in all 50 states, woe narrow that down in the case of gun control. if you were quote an imminent danger if you will. not only is he restricting the gene pool of quote crazy people from buying guns. he's taking it too a much, much more stricter level for the courts to have to prove. secondly, once they get out, they under his bill, under his legislation, as currently proposed, they could go buy guns once they're out of the looney bin per se. i'm not sure that's a smart thing. so while we have these neat things happening on expanded background checks, human trafficking, et cetera, et cetera, the republicans are working behind the scenes, guess who wrote the lindsay graham bill? the nra. i know everyone is shocked by that. >> that's the issue, ron, the nra wants no bill. >> the nation has an editorial. wayne lapierre is winning, the gro group's strategy has b
lindsay graham has a bill. the lindsay graham's bill does two things. first, it sort of any state can automatically get you if they think that you're a danger to yourself or someone else. that's legal in all 50 states, woe narrow that down in the case of gun control. if you were quote an imminent danger if you will. not only is he restricting the gene pool of quote crazy people from buying guns. he's taking it too a much, much more stricter level for the courts to have to prove. secondly, once...
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senator lindsay graham a piece of his mind about undocumented immigrants. why can't they understand the word "illegal" lewis, a 72-year-old retired marine asks graham. they're not undocumented workers, they're inlegal folks in this country, if you're illegal in this country doing anything, you should be punished backing that up, is a poll that says half of americans say immigrants strengthen the u.s. with their hard work. isn't the problem that whatever the republican elite say, they've got this base to deal with? >> i think the problem is there's two types of republican party. there's the national republican party which looks at 2012 and says, oh, my god we have a huge demographic a on our hands if we ever want to win a presidential election again, we need to wake up to this reality and you have the base sort of local republican party. which goes home to their districts which have been largely gerrymandered in the house, obviously, not the senate and they come back and have these types of town hall meetings, you have to figure out if there's a median in be
senator lindsay graham a piece of his mind about undocumented immigrants. why can't they understand the word "illegal" lewis, a 72-year-old retired marine asks graham. they're not undocumented workers, they're inlegal folks in this country, if you're illegal in this country doing anything, you should be punished backing that up, is a poll that says half of americans say immigrants strengthen the u.s. with their hard work. isn't the problem that whatever the republican elite say,...
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we will give in in some way and give lindsay graham more of what he wants if not all of what he wants, more of what he wants as it relates to the specific timeline on benghazi, and then almost certainly the hagel nomination goes forward, or we will not and to be honest, andrea, the way that politics works, i'm not sure that if there isn't -- harry weed comes out and says there's going to be a vote foam, if they put it off, they go out of session for a week and come back. i don't know if chuck hagel is able politically only, politically speaking only, to survive that. i think that's the calculation the white house is making right now as if you don't give in in some regard you clearly imperil chuck hagel's no, ma'am nation. not to say you doom it, but you imperil it because it makes that 60 votes harder to get to. if have you to put it off, politics being -- politics as a vacuum, you'll have more and more doubt flood in the longer you delay thee thipgsz. they know all this, and i think they'll probably try to decide. should they give something to lindsey graham, and what should it be? >
we will give in in some way and give lindsay graham more of what he wants if not all of what he wants, more of what he wants as it relates to the specific timeline on benghazi, and then almost certainly the hagel nomination goes forward, or we will not and to be honest, andrea, the way that politics works, i'm not sure that if there isn't -- harry weed comes out and says there's going to be a vote foam, if they put it off, they go out of session for a week and come back. i don't know if chuck...
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say you're lindsay graham and you have a town meeting, a lot of people are thinking is graham really with us? is he fighting the president to the wall the way we want him to? lindsay graham does have to be very concerned about getting primaried. everyone's talking about chuck hagel. i think back in their district the intensity, the people who demonstrate real interest, intensity and knowledge about the situation, are they the conservative base? for the most part for someone like lindsay graham, absolutely yes. i think that's key to what's happening here. >> all right, mr. crowley, let's talk some turkey. mike murphy has a post-op in time saying the white house has come to the shaky conclusion that the president's best tactic is continue the campaign theatrics and force the gop congress to bend to his will. he writes the president must abandon the silly campaign 3.0 stuff and face reality and since magic doors one lock the door to the votes "some beneficiaries pay more and change cpi," which is budgetary code for slyly lowering budget increases over time. what do you think of this str
say you're lindsay graham and you have a town meeting, a lot of people are thinking is graham really with us? is he fighting the president to the wall the way we want him to? lindsay graham does have to be very concerned about getting primaried. everyone's talking about chuck hagel. i think back in their district the intensity, the people who demonstrate real interest, intensity and knowledge about the situation, are they the conservative base? for the most part for someone like lindsay graham,...
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lindsay graham and others trying to push back. is this going to completely b l bollocks up the immigration time table? >> i don't know. i think we're still dealing with the reverb rations of what happened in boston here in washington. this situation only resolved itself friday night. we're still looking for answers so i think we have to wait a little bit. now that said, i think what you're going to see is the debate split and you've laid it out. debate split between people who say let's take a few of the measures that are more popular, that we know can get past. let's do it on a piecemeal basis versus people like lindsay graham and marco rubio and others who say we need to do it all at once, it needs to be comprehensive, not piece by piece. that was the dynamic in truth i think that was going to emerge even pre-boston. i think some folks who wanted to be that piecemeal approach are citing boston as a way to say let's pass a little more popular elements. but i don't know that we know exactly what boston means for immigration or fra
lindsay graham and others trying to push back. is this going to completely b l bollocks up the immigration time table? >> i don't know. i think we're still dealing with the reverb rations of what happened in boston here in washington. this situation only resolved itself friday night. we're still looking for answers so i think we have to wait a little bit. now that said, i think what you're going to see is the debate split and you've laid it out. debate split between people who say let's...
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graham, over the filibuster against john brennan he has managed to ruffle a lot of feather in both political parties. >>> ted cruz has promised to shake things up in his own party. remember during the confirmation hearing for chuck hagel, remember during the benghazi hearings with senator clinton. he was tonally the most aggressive. he is not playing by the traditional rules of the senate. and to be frank, the people who support ted cruz, many of the people who voted for him, that's exactly what they want. >> but amy walter, at some point the senate is senate. he's going to need republican support and democratic support to get through something he needs. john mccain called him a whacko bird. >> the other day ted cruz said i take that as a badge of honor. to chris's point, you have to give ted cruz some credit. which he came with this tea party fervor and it hasn't gone away. but the senate and the house are two very different places. folks in the senate will tell you this is the place where decorum and rules and you know, the relationships matter much more than in the house. so he's never go
graham, over the filibuster against john brennan he has managed to ruffle a lot of feather in both political parties. >>> ted cruz has promised to shake things up in his own party. remember during the confirmation hearing for chuck hagel, remember during the benghazi hearings with senator clinton. he was tonally the most aggressive. he is not playing by the traditional rules of the senate. and to be frank, the people who support ted cruz, many of the people who voted for him, that's...
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. >> you have lindsay graham, john mccain and marco rubio, someone who tried in fact last year, couldn't get mitt romney to sign off on a plan and then the president came in with the dream act and trumped all of them. so there is some momentum now on the republican side on that. what about guns? >> guns, that's the sticking point. you look at that through -- even in the early 1970s, richard nixon said privately if it were up to him i would outlaw, he said, every pistol in the country. he was strongly for gun control, though he didn't do much about that in public. >> michael beschloss, it's always great to have your perspective. >> thank you. >> call it a marsupial flash mob. the first round of play at the women's australian open was interrupted incredibly thursday by a herd -- is that the correct term -- a herd of galloping kangaroos. they didn't tear up the green, we're told. [ woman ] we had two tiny reasons to get our adt security system. and one really big reason -- the house next door. our neighbor's house was broken into. luckily, her family wasn't there, but what if this happened
. >> you have lindsay graham, john mccain and marco rubio, someone who tried in fact last year, couldn't get mitt romney to sign off on a plan and then the president came in with the dream act and trumped all of them. so there is some momentum now on the republican side on that. what about guns? >> guns, that's the sticking point. you look at that through -- even in the early 1970s, richard nixon said privately if it were up to him i would outlaw, he said, every pistol in the...
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now lindsay graham wants i think every private thought that chuck hagel has ever ever had and every public word that he has ever uttered. look, i think it is shameful what he is having to go through on that side of this. they're not questions that are holding this up based on what his thoughts are on iraq or -- i'm sorry. not on iraq, but on afghanistan, but instead on stuff that's played out or in benghazi, which, quite frankly, he had nothing to do with. he was a private citizen. >> when we get to the budget issue, the president is coming out there, and approximate showing the dire consequences of what happens with this meat clever approach, as he said. republicans -- house and sfat are on recess, so there's certainly no negotiation going on even at staff level apparently right now. now what happens? we go to the next stage, which is the automatic cuts go into effect, and they start talking about a continuing resolution, and further kicking the can down the road? >> i do think -- i do think there will be an attempt and you saw this by the president, and you see the democrats in the senat
now lindsay graham wants i think every private thought that chuck hagel has ever ever had and every public word that he has ever uttered. look, i think it is shameful what he is having to go through on that side of this. they're not questions that are holding this up based on what his thoughts are on iraq or -- i'm sorry. not on iraq, but on afghanistan, but instead on stuff that's played out or in benghazi, which, quite frankly, he had nothing to do with. he was a private citizen. >>...
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right now they've got a $200,000 buy against lindsay graham in south carolina. >> who is worried about a primary. >> i did talk to graham's office yesterday. graham's comment is they can spend all the money they want. i'm not backing down. look, they've been very influential in the past. in fact in numbers usa has been credited with blocking george, president george w. bush's immigration reform proposal in 2007. whether they can move the needle like that this time is still an open question. >> a political tide after 2012. the other question i have is always the question i have with these groups, how much you mentioned a $200,000 buy against lindsay graham. how much are you able to follow how much money is coming in and out of these groups and from who? >> they're all 501 c-4's, 501 c-3's we did an analysis that showed that $100 million over a ten-year period for those three groups, which work together on this issue. 36 million dollars, single-largest source came from something called the kolcom foundation. >> $36 million? >> yes. the founded by the late sister of melon scaif, a big don
right now they've got a $200,000 buy against lindsay graham in south carolina. >> who is worried about a primary. >> i did talk to graham's office yesterday. graham's comment is they can spend all the money they want. i'm not backing down. look, they've been very influential in the past. in fact in numbers usa has been credited with blocking george, president george w. bush's immigration reform proposal in 2007. whether they can move the needle like that this time is still an open...
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lindsay graham is working on an alternative bill, alternative gun bill far to the right. and he guessed the other day that he thinks he has a majority for it. so you know, the question here is, whether or not you need 50 or 60 votes to get some of these things through. that's kind of going to decide you know, what, what ends up prevailing. now the reason that reid didn't use this new filibuster reform rule that he has to get past this hurdle the other day, is because then amendments only need a 50-vote threshold. so he went the traditional route. then they browbeat republicans in the press and got them to agree to cloture so they could get on the bill in a normal way. if they can have a 60-vote threshold for things like graham's bill and some of these other crazier things, they set up a fight on filibuster on the procedure to move to the final vote. then you'll see this exact same argument shaking out. they won't even let the victims have a vote. don't filibuster the vote. you can vote against final passage. but don't filibuster the vote. then you're in a situation where
lindsay graham is working on an alternative bill, alternative gun bill far to the right. and he guessed the other day that he thinks he has a majority for it. so you know, the question here is, whether or not you need 50 or 60 votes to get some of these things through. that's kind of going to decide you know, what, what ends up prevailing. now the reason that reid didn't use this new filibuster reform rule that he has to get past this hurdle the other day, is because then amendments only need a...
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lindsay graham's statement included the world international component a couple of times. it cannot just be the united states that's going alone on this. and that will take time. >> melody i will quote former defense secretary bob gates in 2011 said any future defense secretary who advises the president to send a big land army into asia or middle east or africa should have his head examined. military analysts will say this is like walking into a giant lawn mower i think was the quote. but the president is going to get pressured to do something. how dangerous, maybe dangerous isn't the right word. but the fact that this red line has been established. and it is theoretically been crossed. and if the white house does nothing about it or sort of is seen to stall on it, how damaging is that to the president in terms of foreign policy. and the sort of quote-unquote strength of his administration. >> well, i've been thinking about the powell doctrine, when you go in, you better know how you're going to get out. it also goes to the jeffrey goldberg quote you're using. the presiden
lindsay graham's statement included the world international component a couple of times. it cannot just be the united states that's going alone on this. and that will take time. >> melody i will quote former defense secretary bob gates in 2011 said any future defense secretary who advises the president to send a big land army into asia or middle east or africa should have his head examined. military analysts will say this is like walking into a giant lawn mower i think was the quote. but...
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"meet the press" with lindsay graham, he said he thought what the president had been proposing is proposing in his budget is a step forward on entitlements, that he is now open, depending on what they get on the entitlement side to revenues and actually raising money through revenues. there's some movement there as well. what about immigration. there's talk today of a hang-up with marco rubio on the h 1 b visas? can you break that logjam? the original thought is by friday there might be a deal. >> our hope, i would say generally speaking we've been really encouraged by the progress of the gang of eight, has made on immigration. it's a there's a lot of issues involved here, a lot of them are tricky, technical. you know we know that it takes a little bit of time to work these things. we remain optimistic, hopeful that they get to an agreement by friday. we want to make sure that we start, start real work in earnest on that legislation, so we hope that they do meet their friday deadline or certainly by the beginning of next week. we understand it's difficult, but we know they're focused and th
"meet the press" with lindsay graham, he said he thought what the president had been proposing is proposing in his budget is a step forward on entitlements, that he is now open, depending on what they get on the entitlement side to revenues and actually raising money through revenues. there's some movement there as well. what about immigration. there's talk today of a hang-up with marco rubio on the h 1 b visas? can you break that logjam? the original thought is by friday there might...
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and it's stunning to me, the arguments are so disingenuous, i saw lindsay graham saying this bill won't do any good. there's no proof that it won't protect. all right, lindsay, vote for a ban on high-capacity magazines, because i tell you what. jared loughner had a 33-bullet magazine. he killed seven and injured 12. that's 19. had he only, and he was disarmed. putting the second magazine in. had he only had a 10-bullet magazine, the worst he could have done is hit 10, not 19. so nine people might be alive or not critically injured. gabrielle giffords might still be in congress. so don't tell me that it won't be effective. i forget who it was, but someone testified before congress and said, high-capacity magazine ban will take the "mass" out of mass murder. >> that's also a question, wes. now the goal posts have been moved so far -- >> it's ridiculous. >> sort of the nra, but high-capacity magazines aren't on the table. assault weapons ban isn't on the table. what we're talking about the sort of the barest of the bare. i guess the question and the worry for some hoping to see stronger gu
and it's stunning to me, the arguments are so disingenuous, i saw lindsay graham saying this bill won't do any good. there's no proof that it won't protect. all right, lindsay, vote for a ban on high-capacity magazines, because i tell you what. jared loughner had a 33-bullet magazine. he killed seven and injured 12. that's 19. had he only, and he was disarmed. putting the second magazine in. had he only had a 10-bullet magazine, the worst he could have done is hit 10, not 19. so nine people...
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graham. those two are traveling to egypt at the request of president obama. the same senator mccain and for that matter, senator graham who have spent the last several years calling the president soft on foreign policy. and a threat to world order. i mean, is this for real? like is this for real at all? john mccain is going to egypt on behalf of the president who's foreign policy he called ffectless and written in can disappearing ink. besides the whiplash you may get from just hearing this news, it's real and it may matter for our politics beyond the question of egypt. if it's true that the log jam in congress has been hurting the country, if it's true as the data suggests that refusal by congress to do anything is dragging down the economy. and making it impossible for the nation to address basic problems, then two republican senators wading into egypt on behalf of a democratic president might signal some sort of actual change in that republicans who have played a specialty of refusing to g
graham. those two are traveling to egypt at the request of president obama. the same senator mccain and for that matter, senator graham who have spent the last several years calling the president soft on foreign policy. and a threat to world order. i mean, is this for real? like is this for real at all? john mccain is going to egypt on behalf of the president who's foreign policy he called ffectless and written in can disappearing ink. besides the whiplash you may get from just hearing this...
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> put middle east in turmoil, and iran working to acquire nuclear weapons south carolina republican lindsay graham says this is the wrong time for cutbacks. >> i think we should in a bipartisan fashion stop sequestration before in the words of the secretary of defense t destroys the pentagon. >> now if there is any summer lining in this mess t is that the cuts would phase in gradually. but if the two party kos find agreement after a few weeks or even months, a lot of the damage could probably on undone. jeff? >> jeff: bill plante, thank you. thousands 6 environmental activists marched in washington today to protest plans for the keystone xl oil pipeline. if it gets government approval keystone would carry oil from canada to refineries in texas. the pipeline would create 20,000 jobs but opponents say that the environmental risk is too great. it is tax season and the ils is battling a rising tide of refund fraud cases caused by identity theft. a sweep last month netted 109 arrests and 189 indictments for a crime that could cost the country $21 billion over the next five years. seth doa ne has
> put middle east in turmoil, and iran working to acquire nuclear weapons south carolina republican lindsay graham says this is the wrong time for cutbacks. >> i think we should in a bipartisan fashion stop sequestration before in the words of the secretary of defense t destroys the pentagon. >> now if there is any summer lining in this mess t is that the cuts would phase in gradually. but if the two party kos find agreement after a few weeks or even months, a lot of the damage...
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lindsay graham, too. and the other piece of this, howard is john boehner is incredibly weak right now. as chris cillizza writes, does john boehner want to be speaker of the house in january 2015? if he does, it's hard to imagine him working in any meaningful way in the senate, especially for the white house. >> the powerful caucus, powerful lobbying arm. if the president is weaker politically, which he is. that would mean that the republican establishment such as it is, has to be doing stronger to carry mario rubio's marco rubio's project forward here. >> it's a town full of weaklings. >> you have this situation where marco rubio, a relatively young man, a new guy who took on this big task is trying to manage this whole thing as john was saying. but he's doing it almost without wires or support. >> kabuki theater without support. >> he doesn't have strong power centers to call on to try to put it together. if he can get it done, more power to him. >> he has ted cruz nipping at his heels. >> i'm cooler, i'
lindsay graham, too. and the other piece of this, howard is john boehner is incredibly weak right now. as chris cillizza writes, does john boehner want to be speaker of the house in january 2015? if he does, it's hard to imagine him working in any meaningful way in the senate, especially for the white house. >> the powerful caucus, powerful lobbying arm. if the president is weaker politically, which he is. that would mean that the republican establishment such as it is, has to be doing...
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john kerry, lindsay graham voiced opposition. let's see if they hold firm. >> on l.a. mayor, interesting thing, the leading -- the top two -- the leading candidate in l.a. potentially and the leading candidate in new york city, both cities, neither city elected a female mayor. >> see, that's why i watch you. >> and you know -- >> yesterday's quinn. >> chris, 20th anniversary of the jimmy v. speech yesterday. >> yes. one of the best speeches ever given, i think. love it. i will watch it right now. >> i've tweeted it. chris will tweet it now. >> i will. >> it makes us sports fans saps and start weeping. this does it for this edition of "andrea mitchell reports." andrea will be back tomorrow. tamron hall, it's all yours. >> thank you. >>> the romneys ruffle feathers on the way back in to the sna national spotlight. on the comments why he lost and his wife blaming the media. jeb bush refuses to rule out a 2016 run and a brand new interview. we'll have that for you and is romney hurting republican party as it tries to move forward? >>> plus, the nra is out with a brand new
john kerry, lindsay graham voiced opposition. let's see if they hold firm. >> on l.a. mayor, interesting thing, the leading -- the top two -- the leading candidate in l.a. potentially and the leading candidate in new york city, both cities, neither city elected a female mayor. >> see, that's why i watch you. >> and you know -- >> yesterday's quinn. >> chris, 20th anniversary of the jimmy v. speech yesterday. >> yes. one of the best speeches ever given, i...
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some democrat too but john mccain and lindsay graham for intervention, a push on the white house. is the white house feeling that political pressure and how do you think the news tonight about an israeli news strike inside syria will alter their calculations about how to navigate the situation when they get a tremendous amount of pressure to be go further and be more aggressive and get the u.s. more bound up in this conflict? >> i think you're right. i think it will add to the political pressure and to the calls for those who say the united states needs to do something, needs to intervene in some way, shape or form. i think you're right on that front. and i can tell you that the president behind the scenes is considering a number of different options which include establishing an airspace and of course we've been-doctor or no-fly zone, i should say. of course we have been talking about this week, chris, arming the opposition forces. administration has been hesitant to do that because it is not clear exactly who the opposition forces are. and it is believed that some of them do hav
some democrat too but john mccain and lindsay graham for intervention, a push on the white house. is the white house feeling that political pressure and how do you think the news tonight about an israeli news strike inside syria will alter their calculations about how to navigate the situation when they get a tremendous amount of pressure to be go further and be more aggressive and get the u.s. more bound up in this conflict? >> i think you're right. i think it will add to the political...
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graham. >> no, mr. graham is not right. on this issue. although i'm sure generated some headlines. i think that what we saw in boston was state, local, federal officials, every agency rallying around a city that had been attacked. identifying the perpetrators just hours after the scene had been examined. >>> and the president says he couldn't be more proud of jason collins, for cing out and being a role model f yng pele eryerstl ruli wh e su an individual who excelled at the highest levels in one of the major sports to go ahead and say this is who i am, i'm proud of it. i'm still a great competitor, i'm still seven-foot tall and can bang with shaq and you know -- deliver a hard foul. i think a lot of young people out there who you know are gay or lesbian who are struggling with these issues to see a role model like that who is unafraid, i think it's a great thing. >>> good day, i'm andrea mitchell in washington. 100 days into his second term, president obama met the press. and quickly discovered that al
graham. >> no, mr. graham is not right. on this issue. although i'm sure generated some headlines. i think that what we saw in boston was state, local, federal officials, every agency rallying around a city that had been attacked. identifying the perpetrators just hours after the scene had been examined. >>> and the president says he couldn't be more proud of jason collins, for cing out and being a role model f yng pele eryerstl ruli wh e su an individual who excelled at the...
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republican senator lindsay graham is the latest target of our friend, right wing rage. ahead of his senate primary in 2014, the senior senator is coming under fire with this ad accusing graham of not spending enough time with his constituent. the apparent crime, traveling to egypt with senator john mccain, a fellow republican, on a diplomatic mission. graham's republican brethren are less concerned with the diplomacy and more concerned about his violations of tea party dogma like supporting the nomination of elena kagan. we remember that. and advocating for immigration reform. is lindsey graham in shoutroubl and should he be? >> i think a lot of tea party groups are looking for a candidate to organize around. they may have one in nancy mace. she's the first woman who went to the citadel. she is a barrier breaker. and i think she's going to be a very exciting force in politics down there. you know, the question is, she's already sort of mucked things up a bit first off by being involved with a web site that published unpleasant things about the current governor. >> tell
republican senator lindsay graham is the latest target of our friend, right wing rage. ahead of his senate primary in 2014, the senior senator is coming under fire with this ad accusing graham of not spending enough time with his constituent. the apparent crime, traveling to egypt with senator john mccain, a fellow republican, on a diplomatic mission. graham's republican brethren are less concerned with the diplomacy and more concerned about his violations of tea party dogma like supporting the...
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lindsay graham and john cornyn. we'll hear from him shortly. why go ahead with this pick? >> well, by the way, it's also despite some warnings from some. >> exactly. >> democratic senators. not -- there's not a whole big constituency of supporters for chuck hagel among that crowd either. although he has some key prominent support from someone like jack reid that aren't respected rhode island senator. look, the thinking was this, andrea.
lindsay graham and john cornyn. we'll hear from him shortly. why go ahead with this pick? >> well, by the way, it's also despite some warnings from some. >> exactly. >> democratic senators. not -- there's not a whole big constituency of supporters for chuck hagel among that crowd either. although he has some key prominent support from someone like jack reid that aren't respected rhode island senator. look, the thinking was this, andrea.
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>> we in the media have to stop taking and accepting a as gospel when people like lindsay graham say this proposal is dead on arrival. it cannot be dead on arrival when a majority of americans support it and i have to tell you, i worked in new york city public schools. so this whole fantasy about we're going to arm teachers and put armed guards in schools. it's never going to happen. the liability issues alone -- >> it's a boon to gun manufacturers. >> it's a boon to gun manufacturers and it's a boon to the nra and i think it shows exactly why our system is so broken. >> this fight is not over. i think it's important to go back to the brady bill fight, the ban on assault weapons and the large-capacity magazines. that fight took five years. we're ahead of that. but those who were involved in that fight in the '90s understood that you weren't going to move quickly in congress and you're certainly not going to move quickly in this congress where they filibustered any meaningful piece of legislation. it's not just bloomberg's money, which is an important force, it's a movement being buil
>> we in the media have to stop taking and accepting a as gospel when people like lindsay graham say this proposal is dead on arrival. it cannot be dead on arrival when a majority of americans support it and i have to tell you, i worked in new york city public schools. so this whole fantasy about we're going to arm teachers and put armed guards in schools. it's never going to happen. the liability issues alone -- >> it's a boon to gun manufacturers. >> it's a boon to gun...
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it seems to me that lindsay graham has been providing excellent conservative leadership for the state of south carolina and, you know, our resources really ought to be spent trying to find conservative nominees who can compete in places like arkansas against senator pry yore and other places like that. that's where we ought to be -- >> you have an open seat now in georgia. >> right. exactly. another one too, yeah. >> and at some point are you going to look at the presidential roster and what happened last time which with herman cain and a whole group of other republican possibilities, participating so actively it all of those debates, projected an image of the party that was not ready for primetime, and where you had the mitch daniels and the others and haley barbour. >> other mainstream republicans saying, whoa, i'm want getting into this. >> that is a big concern. i think it's been a lot of discussion about it. i think a lot of that has to do with the -- the party's own rules and the way they structured debates. there's a lot of discussion about that, and i hope that a lot of that w
it seems to me that lindsay graham has been providing excellent conservative leadership for the state of south carolina and, you know, our resources really ought to be spent trying to find conservative nominees who can compete in places like arkansas against senator pry yore and other places like that. that's where we ought to be -- >> you have an open seat now in georgia. >> right. exactly. another one too, yeah. >> and at some point are you going to look at the presidential...
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graham. >> no, mr. graham is not right. on this issue. although i'm sure generated some headlines. i think that what we saw in boston was state, local, federal officials, every agency rallying around a city that had been attacked. identifying the perpetrators
graham. >> no, mr. graham is not right. on this issue. although i'm sure generated some headlines. i think that what we saw in boston was state, local, federal officials, every agency rallying around a city that had been attacked. identifying the perpetrators
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. ♪ >>> what i proposed along with lindsay graham and will be announcing that we have four democrats and four republicans and another gang of eight, i love these gangs of eight, i guess, is legislation that sets up rules where you have to go with, if the government wants to go to a member of the press and say, you have to divulge your sources in certain information, they first have to go to a judge. and that judge will impose a balancing test. if we can set up these rules, i think we'll avoid the morass. >> that was senator chuck schumer on sunday flrks deucing legislation designed to protect journalists. the bill, which the white house reportedly asked shumer to reintroduce, is part of an ongoing effort by the administration to cool tempers in the aftermath in a series of leak investigations. reports over the past month detail a justice department investigation into a fox news reporter's personal emails, labelling him a possible co-conspirator. and the secret seizure of phone records at the a.p. has provided a glimpse into the obama administration's unexpected policing of the fourth
. ♪ >>> what i proposed along with lindsay graham and will be announcing that we have four democrats and four republicans and another gang of eight, i love these gangs of eight, i guess, is legislation that sets up rules where you have to go with, if the government wants to go to a member of the press and say, you have to divulge your sources in certain information, they first have to go to a judge. and that judge will impose a balancing test. if we can set up these rules, i think...
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. >> so far, lindsay graham and mike rodgers, two republicans who are not reluctant to criticize this white house, are coming to the administration's defense. let me ask you about something that was revealed today from an investigation. internal investigation about a leak involving the identity of s.e.a.l. team 6 in the osama bin laden raid and it turns out that it was an unwitting disclosure at an event that he thought was only c.i.a. personnel. disclosure by then-c.i.a. director leon panetta. >> clearly not a case where he intended to leak this. it goes to the sensitivity of the kind of information and to the fact that the administration needs to have some credibility on this issue. people in the audience. now there can be a question as to why the screen writer was brought in to the langley camp. >> can you ever talk to 1200 people and think it's going to stay in the room. that would be another -- >> well actually that does happen quite often at langley. because they have, they have events for the workforce and they assume that everyone there is cleared. chris cillizza, the other th
. >> so far, lindsay graham and mike rodgers, two republicans who are not reluctant to criticize this white house, are coming to the administration's defense. let me ask you about something that was revealed today from an investigation. internal investigation about a leak involving the identity of s.e.a.l. team 6 in the osama bin laden raid and it turns out that it was an unwitting disclosure at an event that he thought was only c.i.a. personnel. disclosure by then-c.i.a. director leon...
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having watched john mccain, having watched lindsay graham and the other hawks, if you will, they'll be glad to have that title, the way they approach this is, if there's a good percentage chance that this is a problem, we act. and i just wonder whether they will give obama the freedom to weigh the evidence before they begin to pressure him now. >> i, i don't know if i think the time may have passed, chris, let's keep in mind the context here there are estimated to have been 70,000 people who have been killed in the last year in syria over this conflict. there's been a human toll that is staggering. you look at what, how cautious president obama has been in other conflicts in the middle east, libya egypt, being very, very, making concerted effort as to when to get in. a very considered effort. he's been using this time, in some ways you know, the red line is the red line. but that in some ways was buying some time for him to figure out how to get involved. we don't know where the arms, if we put arms in militants' hands, who do we put them in? there's so many questions around the plan r
having watched john mccain, having watched lindsay graham and the other hawks, if you will, they'll be glad to have that title, the way they approach this is, if there's a good percentage chance that this is a problem, we act. and i just wonder whether they will give obama the freedom to weigh the evidence before they begin to pressure him now. >> i, i don't know if i think the time may have passed, chris, let's keep in mind the context here there are estimated to have been 70,000 people...
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it's great for folks like mitch mcconnell and lindsay graham and chuck you pointed it out this morning in "first read." if you're a republican running for election, and you have some suspicion by the tea party this is great way for you to win easy credibility. with folks on the right. but by really coming out hard against the irs. there is no down side whatsoever and given the evidence, it justifies it. >> kelly, quickly, tom pickering, mike mullen. will they get subpoenaed on capitol hill? >> letters are going out. we saw from tom pickering, a willingness to appear. >> he argued he was willing to appear before. >> he said he was willing it appear the first time. >> he has said publicly, he was not particularly looking forward to appearing and didn't want to participate if it was too political. he said over the weekend that he would appear and letters are going out today asking him to appear. and so we expect that to be coming very soon and for dats and republicans, there's bipartisanship. >> i got to wrap it up here. in the words of ron fournier, welcome back to the '90s, that's what
it's great for folks like mitch mcconnell and lindsay graham and chuck you pointed it out this morning in "first read." if you're a republican running for election, and you have some suspicion by the tea party this is great way for you to win easy credibility. with folks on the right. but by really coming out hard against the irs. there is no down side whatsoever and given the evidence, it justifies it. >> kelly, quickly, tom pickering, mike mullen. will they get subpoenaed on...
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. >> reporter: republican senator lindsay graham says the enemy combatant designation should allow him to question dzhokhar tsarnaev. dianne feinstein says that questioning can be held before -- it lets investigators question a suspect about any imminent threat. >> i'm not really worried about whether they can be convicted, my question is what else would they have been up to, who are their associateds, how did he become radicalizes and is there a chechen connection. >> and there's also questions about tamerlan who died during the man hunt. the fbi says it never received more information from russia. >> why is this fbi interview important? because if he was on the radar and they let him go, he's on the russians radar, why wasn't a flag put on him, some sort of customs flag. >> senator mccall -- >> why wasn't he interviewed after he came back whether at the airport when he was returning or later and what happened in chechnya. >> massachusetts doesn't have the death penalty, but the federal government does. chuck schumer and dianne feinstein both democrats say they think the death penalty
. >> reporter: republican senator lindsay graham says the enemy combatant designation should allow him to question dzhokhar tsarnaev. dianne feinstein says that questioning can be held before -- it lets investigators question a suspect about any imminent threat. >> i'm not really worried about whether they can be convicted, my question is what else would they have been up to, who are their associateds, how did he become radicalizes and is there a chechen connection. >> and...
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let's talk about the fact that lindsay graham says that the president has calleded him and wants to do a big budget deal. the president's now reaching out to republicans. does that tell you that maybe there's going to be some break in the log jam? >> well, i mean, i think we can all be hopeful, andrea, that a break is possible and a deal is possible. i would say if you look at gallup poll over the weekend and a poll and president obama's approval numbers drop a little bit. republicans still getting more of the blame for the sequester than the president and evening out a little bit more and maybe that brings all sides to the table here. what's interesting, we have seen some movement on immigration in congress on a bipartisan way. on guns to a certain exat the present time. but to a certain extent. at least they're talking. what we haven't seen is debt and spending and budget and been no negotiations to break off. there have been no negotiations at all. maybe this is the sort of first step toward that which i think would be a good thing no matter where you come from on the political spec
let's talk about the fact that lindsay graham says that the president has calleded him and wants to do a big budget deal. the president's now reaching out to republicans. does that tell you that maybe there's going to be some break in the log jam? >> well, i mean, i think we can all be hopeful, andrea, that a break is possible and a deal is possible. i would say if you look at gallup poll over the weekend and a poll and president obama's approval numbers drop a little bit. republicans...
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lindsay graham is trying to justify somebody. and the police chief, instead of me explaining, let's play here and the fact that anybody who saw this, milwaukee police chief had all the facts on this. the facts don't seem to matter to those defending the most extreme position. hand guns and i'm not talking about hunting rifles and the second amendment right to keep and bear arms. you are talking about the extreme, extreme right. their arguments are all circular. take a look at this. >> from my point of view -- >> how many cases? >> it doesn't matter. it's a paper thing. i want to stop -- i want to finish the answer. i want to stop 76,000 people from buying guns illegally. that's what a back grind check does. you think we will do paperwork prosecutions, you are wrong. >> no expressions way or another. let's keep this civil. senator graham, i just got recognized for civility. i know he will keep it civil. >> you know, the arguments that are made in opposition to background checks that are made in opposition to the high capacity maga
lindsay graham is trying to justify somebody. and the police chief, instead of me explaining, let's play here and the fact that anybody who saw this, milwaukee police chief had all the facts on this. the facts don't seem to matter to those defending the most extreme position. hand guns and i'm not talking about hunting rifles and the second amendment right to keep and bear arms. you are talking about the extreme, extreme right. their arguments are all circular. take a look at this. >>...
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because lindsay graham on "meet the press" said that the president had made a very useful first step. the president is going to be meeting with republicans again. what about immigration? this is the week, this could come as soon as friday. the gang of eight. chris cillizza? >> look. andrea, i think immigration, i don't always want to sound the pessimistic note. i'll sound an optimistic note. immigration is a place where i think you've seen a lot of sort of political will on both sides. particularly on the republican side. they know, i think they know that they have to find a way to put this behind them. i think they will, if you're looking for a place that congress is going to do something immigration i think is the one to circle. >> we're going to have to leave it there. chris, thank you so much. ruth marcus, j. mart thank you for joining us today. >>> and next, the escalating standoff with north korea, how does the world call kim jong un's bluff? >>> plus the loss of an american diplomat in afghanistan, a young woman gives her life for her woman. you're watching "andrea mitchell rep
because lindsay graham on "meet the press" said that the president had made a very useful first step. the president is going to be meeting with republicans again. what about immigration? this is the week, this could come as soon as friday. the gang of eight. chris cillizza? >> look. andrea, i think immigration, i don't always want to sound the pessimistic note. i'll sound an optimistic note. immigration is a place where i think you've seen a lot of sort of political will on both...
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senator lindsay graham of south carolina has said tsarnaev should be questioned by u.s. intelligence agencies and put on trial before a military commission perhaps even at guantanamo bay in cuba. the obama administration has insisted that criminal trials can be just as effective and tsarnaev is an american citizen which could complicate putting him in a military court. the next step is filing formal charges which could come within the next day or so with an initial appearance before a federal magistrate. if he's not well enough to move, that could still be done in the hospital. lest lester? >> we want to get the latest on the conditions of the surviving suspect, dzhokhar tsarnaev. ron allen is outside of the boston hospital where he is being treated. ron, what's the latest from there? >> reporter: good morning, lester. we're not hearing anything officially from the hospital staff here. they are deferring all questions to the fbi because this is of course an extremely sensitive manner. we believe he's in serious condition. we believe he was wounded at some point in the pr
senator lindsay graham of south carolina has said tsarnaev should be questioned by u.s. intelligence agencies and put on trial before a military commission perhaps even at guantanamo bay in cuba. the obama administration has insisted that criminal trials can be just as effective and tsarnaev is an american citizen which could complicate putting him in a military court. the next step is filing formal charges which could come within the next day or so with an initial appearance before a federal...
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to see lindsay graham laughing with eric holder is not an every day occurrence. the meeting with speaker boehner, i asked boehner about his own future. he says he's not going anywhere, so those who predicted he might have a short speakership, he says he's staying on, a lot of work to do. we are seeing the ribbons and i had a moment to speak to gaby giffords. she responded quickly. her voice was strong, emotions strong and she brings the emotion of the gun control issue to the chamber tonight. >> kelly o'donnell, from the press gallery above the chamber. in the new ghoulish term of the post-9/11 era, there is a cabinet secretary who sat it out, stayed home, ordered pizza with the secret service so that the government can continue, should there be, god forbid, a massive attack on the building behind us. tonight, it's energy secretary steven chu. this person is known as the designated survivor, if you can believe it. a term of distinction. savannah guthrie, let's talk about the atmospherics in the hall, what we can see, and what will be off camera. >> we touched on
to see lindsay graham laughing with eric holder is not an every day occurrence. the meeting with speaker boehner, i asked boehner about his own future. he says he's not going anywhere, so those who predicted he might have a short speakership, he says he's staying on, a lot of work to do. we are seeing the ribbons and i had a moment to speak to gaby giffords. she responded quickly. her voice was strong, emotions strong and she brings the emotion of the gun control issue to the chamber tonight....
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politicians like rand paul joining democrats against a syria strike, or john mccain and lindsay graham pushing for a military strike on syria? >> i'm going to go with rand paul. i don't really like anything he does. ever. >> just blanket, that's it. >> that's just it. rand paul automatic elimination. i don't support anything that rand paul is doing. i wish that on a more serious note, the members of congress, who were elected for the people, and by the people, took this very seriously. syria is not a black-and-white issue, it is gray. that's why so many of us are grappling with it in our conversations at home, on twitter, debate on tv. it is a really tough issue. we just can't make it black-and-white. >> i'm going to ask you all, i want your prediction how you think congress will come down when a vote ultimately happens. i'll go from left to right, so robert, you if irs. >> i think the house will vote no, the senate will vote yes. >> goldie? >> i have to agree with that prediction. i don't see it coming out any other way. >> angela? >> i think the only challenge could be depending on h
politicians like rand paul joining democrats against a syria strike, or john mccain and lindsay graham pushing for a military strike on syria? >> i'm going to go with rand paul. i don't really like anything he does. ever. >> just blanket, that's it. >> that's just it. rand paul automatic elimination. i don't support anything that rand paul is doing. i wish that on a more serious note, the members of congress, who were elected for the people, and by the people, took this very...
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. >> it was only a few months ago john mccain and lindsay graham were trying to bury her career. and today she is arguably about to become the most important national security figure in the president's universe. >> reporter: replacing rice at the u.n., samantha power, also no stranger to controversy. she left the first obama campaign after calling then rival hillary clinton a monster. irish born, done everything from posing for men's "vogue." john kerry was in guatemala when the president announced the promotion. kerry called her brilliant, a tireless advocate and first-rate diplomat. now, of course, rice will be the gate keeper controlling kerry's access to the oval office. >> andrea mitchell in washington this morning. thank you. >>> it is 8:05, you're up to date right now. >> thanks. now we've got a check of the weather. a busy weekend for you guys. >> that's right. we'll be keeping an eye on tropical storm andrea. got forward motion, 60-mile-per-hour winds, north-northeast at 13 miles per hour. located west of tampa, florida. you can see the path of the storm. comes onshore s
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at least five face tea party challenges including lindsay graham and lamar alexander and things are better in the house. the political report said 14 seats that are up for grabs next year are now leaning democrat because of the damage that is being done to the gop by this shut down. congressman to left leaning states are in the most danger. groups like the chamber of commerce will continue to back speaker john boehner. major players are expected to take sides against tea party candidates. they were the ones who funded them in the first place. if elected, that could cause more headaches. >> you see the challenges for republicans, but there is also a challenge for the white house. that website and that story is going to emerge. how do they keep the balance of power and the good will and the moral high ground on their side. >> we were talking about ted cruise and this is why it's so important that the white house gets the roll out right. they need to get as many people signed up before december 15th who will be enrolled by january 1st. republicans can't make obama care an issue. they will be
at least five face tea party challenges including lindsay graham and lamar alexander and things are better in the house. the political report said 14 seats that are up for grabs next year are now leaning democrat because of the damage that is being done to the gop by this shut down. congressman to left leaning states are in the most danger. groups like the chamber of commerce will continue to back speaker john boehner. major players are expected to take sides against tea party candidates. they...
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while senator lindsay graham said he's very reluctant to do so and wyoming senator john barrasso called hagel's performance weak and wobbly. >> john barrasso, mika, had concerns about chuck hagel before and, you know, i thought he was very respectful. i think the statement's respectful. guys like barrasso, john thune, you know, a lot of republicans would do very well to look at these leaders and emulate them. >> yeah. >> because those are the type of republicans that are very conservative, andrea mitchell, but can also be respectful. >> one of the things that was remarkable was that marco rubio put out his statement before the hearing actually got very far, so most people would wait until after the hearing is over. it was eight hours. that was painful. the kinds of unpreparedness and mistakes and i've been told from the highest levels that he'd been murder-boarded, you know, he'd practiced at the pentagon. he'd been working on this. but when he referred to containment on iran rather than prevention of nuclear weapons and had to be corrected and then corrected again. a note was passed to
while senator lindsay graham said he's very reluctant to do so and wyoming senator john barrasso called hagel's performance weak and wobbly. >> john barrasso, mika, had concerns about chuck hagel before and, you know, i thought he was very respectful. i think the statement's respectful. guys like barrasso, john thune, you know, a lot of republicans would do very well to look at these leaders and emulate them. >> yeah. >> because those are the type of republicans that are very...